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But the longer the impasse lasts, the more economic risks heighten.

“Relative to when we talked about it the last time, folks have started to become more comfortable with just a heightened level of uncertainty,” he says.

It also is conducting heightened monitoring to ensure institutions are prepared for scenarios that could affect liquidity, including assessing liquidity management at material foreign operations.

Medication abortion is the most common form of abortion in the U.S. and has faced heightened scrutiny from antiabortion groups and lawmakers who have sought to limit its use.

Air-traffic control operations have faced heightened scrutiny following a deadly midair collision between an Army helicopter and a commercial jet in Washington, D.C., earlier this year.